Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret in Never too Late to Read Classics

May 18, 2023 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, read-in-2023, feminism

Writing a review of this book at age 60, in 2023, is much more difficult than it would have been when I was 12. However, this is the first book in which I saw myself. Awkward. Overly focused on growing up. Insecure. Loyal. Silly. A GIRL... Nothing else I ever read tackled my worry that I would never get my period or grow breasts. Nothing else I ever read was as realistic in its description of a pre-teen girl. This one let me see myself on the pages.

I received this book from Simon Kids in exchang ...more

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Jun 14, 2008 Susannah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: re-read, my-childhood-books, five-star-reads

I don't even know how many times I've read this book. Probably 5 times or more, which is a lot for me. I still remember that my mom bought it for me when I was in the third grade. It was a weekend afternoon. She bought it for me at the local bookstore (Square Books in Oxford, Mississippi), then we went home for lunch. I recall eating my lunch and hearing her laugh as she sat and read it before I even had the chance to start it! I also remember that when I took the book to school for reading time ...more

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Nov 18, 2023 Jose Pacheco rated it it was amazing

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"Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret. I’m going to temple today—with Grandma. It’s a holiday. I guess you know that. Well, my father thinks it’s a mistake and my mother thinks the whole idea is crazy, but I’m going anyway. I’m sure this will help me decide what to be. I’ve never been inside a temple or a church. I’ll look for you God."

“Sometimes Grandma is almost as bad as everybody else. As long as she loves me and I love her, what difference does religion make?” ...more

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Jul 23, 2018 Brenda rated it it was amazing

Great book. Loved the teenage angst,very true to life.

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Aug 14, 2008 Becca rated it it was ok

Shelves: my-childhood-books, middle-reader, fiction

I read this in about 30 minutes at Barnes&Noble.

I may have liked this at a younger age, but this isn't one of Judy Blume's best books. Something about it rubbed me the wrong way - it's probably because I didn't have any desire to get my period. ;) ...more

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